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Art + Sound on The Golden Road

Tune in for a special edition of The Golden Road on Friday, February 26, at 6:30 pm. Your host, Rod Moseanko, will explore the beautiful mind-expanding connection between art and sound with his guest Tom Sellas. A native Sacramentan and long-time multimedia artist, art educator, and proponent of the adventuresome use of COLOR, Tom will be in the KDRT studio for an in-depth conversation regarding the inspiration for his art and creativity "found in sound" during his life experiences and travels around the globe.

The Live/Dead album on The Golden Road, Friday March 27

Hiya Radio Landers!  Join us for a special broadcast on the Golden Road of Live/Dead, the ground breaking improvisational masterpiece recorded live at the Fillmore West & the Avalon Ballroom in the Spring of 1969 by the Grateful Dead. The show will air live at 6:30 pm on March 27 and is also available for live streaming and subsequent archive listening at KDRT.org.

This album is still regarded by even the most dedicated fans of the band's sounds as a perfect representation of the Dead at their absolute peak in the late 1960's, and in total command of their ability to switch rhythms and change time signatures on the fly.  Included in the broadcast will be THE definitve version of "Dark Star", the incredible pairing of "St. Stephen/The Eleven" and what is perhaps Ron "Pig Pen" McKernan's best recorded performance.

The Grapevine: When You Pick Up Da Funk!

Come join a special broadcast of The Grapevine on Wednesday, March 18th at 6:00 pm for the KDRT debut of some exceptionally righteous Soul + Funk by Lew Hopson.  This album just landed at KDRT and without a doubt, serves the sound previously laid down by James Brown, Tower of Power, Otis and even Sam Cooke for the good side of soul music.  

We'll be playing a good portion of this new release from RudeLab Records so be sure to hang close to your radio, turn it on up!, and dig the sounds on KDRT!

Here's a little more info on Lew:

http://www.lewhopsonmusic.com/tablet/index.html

See ya there!

The Grapevine: When You Pick Up Da Funk!

Come join a special broadcast of The Grapevine on Wednesday, March 18th at 6:00 pm for the KDRT debut of some exceptionally righteous Soul + Funk by Lew Hopson.  This album just landed at KDRT and without a doubt, serves the sound previously laid down by James Brown, Tower of Power, Otis and even Sam Cooke for the good side of soul music.  

We'll be playing a good portion of this new release from RudeLab Records so be sure to hang close to your radio, turn it on up!, and dig the sounds on KDRT!

Here's a little more info on Lew:

http://www.lewhopsonmusic.com/tablet/index.html

See ya there!

These Are The JB's on The Grapevine 01/21/15 @ 6:00PM

Tune in to The Grapevine on January 14th at 6:00 pm for the KDRT debut of "These Are The JB's"...recorded in 1970 for James Brown's label, King Records, and never released until November 2014 and only released in vinyl.  Featuring Bootsy Collins and more, we'll be playing both sides to get into the JB's groove.

Here's a little more info on the vinyl release:

http://www.nowagainrecords.com/the-lost-james-brown-bootsy-collins-album/

The Grapevine - Happenin' Holiday Sounds!

Tune in to The Grapevine this Wednesday, December 10th  at 6:00 pm for some real solid sender holiday sounds!  Solomon Burke, Pearl Bailey, Otis Redding and more will be there to get you in a soulful holiday mood.  

Here's a link to the broadcast:

http://kdrt.org/audio/grapevine-6pm-dec-10th-2014

And speaking of holidays, we will be giving away 4 tickets on the broadcast to the upcoming "Home For The Holidays" at the Veteran's Memorial Theatre on December 22nd.  This is the 11th edition of this fine evening of music featuring the very best local musicians our community has to offer...all in the name of keeping performing arts programs in the Davis School District alive & thriving.  Here's a link to info about the event:

http://www.billyfairfield.com/

Bob Dylan Special on The Golden Road, Friday October 10th

Tune in to 95.7 and The Golden Road on October 10th at 6:30 pm for a real cool trip with Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead.  We'll be playing some of Dylan's very best studio recordings, the Dead doing some Dylan, Jerry Garcia doing some Dylan and some excellent rare material that you just can't hear these days unless you are tuned in to KDRT in Davis!


Replays of this broadcast will be on Sunday, October 12th from 7:00 - 9:00 pm, and Thursday, October 16th from 9:00 - 11:00 pm.


Here's the link to the broadcast and playlist:


http://kdrt.org/audio/golden-road-6pm-oct-10th-2014


"But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybody's gonna wanna dose..."

"Arabian Wind, The Needles Eye Is Thin" on The Golden Road September 5th at 6:30PM

Join us for a special edition of The Golden Road on Friday, September 5th, at 6:30 pm for a 2-hour caravanesque adventure in sonic splendor across the Arabian desert.  We will be laying down a "soundtrack of the sands" with selected sounds by Miles Davis, Santana, Garcia & Grisman, and, of course, the ground-breaking album "Blues For Allah" by the Grateful Dead.

For those audiophiles that enjoy a high-quality listening through headphones...be sure to plug 'em in for an epic sonic experience.